Top Boy Baby Names starting with d

// These were the most popular boy baby names in 1981.

The Most Popular Boy Baby Names From 1981 Starting On D.


Looking for a boy baby name starting on D? These were the 100 most popular names from 1981 - sorted by popularity. Click on a name to learn more. The rank next to each name is the position on the overall top list for boys this specific year.

Rank Name How Unique? Total births this year
5David1 in 41 (2.43%)40,629
10Daniel1 in 54 (1.85%)30,983
42Dustin1 in 179 (0.56%)9,351
53Derek1 in 259 (0.39%)6,475
56Donald1 in 283 (0.35%)5,911
64Douglas1 in 350 (0.29%)4,787
78Derrick1 in 436 (0.23%)3,840
82Dennis1 in 462 (0.22%)3,629
128Danny1 in 813 (0.12%)2,060
175Darren1 in 1,185 (0.08%)1,414
184Darrell1 in 1,249 (0.08%)1,341
196Dale1 in 1,351 (0.07%)1,240
229Damien1 in 1,667 (0.06%)1,005
231Dwayne1 in 1,715 (0.06%)977
233Dominic1 in 1,724 (0.06%)972
239Darryl1 in 1,864 (0.05%)899
242Drew1 in 1,882 (0.05%)890
251Devin1 in 1,999 (0.05%)838
275Daryl1 in 2,304 (0.04%)727
277Dean1 in 2,333 (0.04%)718
281Dylan1 in 2,400 (0.04%)698
287Demetrius1 in 2,471 (0.04%)678
292Damon1 in 2,562 (0.04%)654
299Don1 in 2,737 (0.04%)612
310Dusty1 in 2,893 (0.03%)579
316Duane1 in 2,944 (0.03%)569
318Dallas1 in 2,955 (0.03%)567
336Dana1 in 3,291 (0.03%)509
342Damian1 in 3,490 (0.03%)480
349Dwight1 in 3,603 (0.03%)465
356Darnell1 in 3,706 (0.03%)452
361Derick1 in 3,731 (0.03%)449
365Darius1 in 3,782 (0.03%)443
366Donnie1 in 3,782 (0.03%)443
373Darin1 in 3,933 (0.03%)426
392Dante1 in 4,307 (0.02%)389
420Dewayne1 in 4,800 (0.02%)349
422Devon1 in 4,870 (0.02%)344
426Desmond1 in 4,957 (0.02%)338
432Dan1 in 5,108 (0.02%)328
455Dominick1 in 5,858 (0.02%)286
465Dane1 in 5,983 (0.02%)280
481Donte1 in 6,544 (0.02%)256
498Donovan1 in 7,069 (0.01%)237
502Darrin1 in 7,190 (0.01%)233
507Donnell1 in 7,316 (0.01%)229
518Dexter1 in 7,581 (0.01%)221
531Deandre1 in 8,172 (0.01%)205
543Dion1 in 8,636 (0.01%)194
555Demarcus1 in 8,959 (0.01%)187
559Deon1 in 9,056 (0.01%)185
560Diego1 in 9,056 (0.01%)185
569Donny1 in 9,256 (0.01%)181
583Damion1 in 10,153 (0.01%)165
632Dario1 in 12,596 (0.01%)133
637Darrel1 in 12,987 (0.01%)129
640Domingo1 in 13,191 (0.01%)127
641Dorian1 in 13,191 (0.01%)127
680Demario1 in 14,958 (0.01%)112
682Dave1 in 15,093 (0.01%)111
692Dejuan1 in 15,657 (0.01%)107
701Deshawn1 in 16,265 (0.01%)103
706Davis1 in 16,587 (0.01%)101
720Daren1 in 17,271 (0.01%)97
738Dillon1 in 18,410 (0.01%)91
746Darrick1 in 18,824 (0.01%)89
747Derik1 in 18,824 (0.01%)89
777Davon1 in 20,431 (0%)82
793Demond1 in 21,478 (0%)78
795Denis1 in 21,757 (0%)77
799Darwin1 in 22,044 (0%)76
802Denny1 in 22,338 (0%)75
806Dominique1 in 22,639 (0%)74
809Delbert1 in 22,950 (0%)73
821Dereck1 in 23,933 (0%)70
836Dirk1 in 25,005 (0%)67
843Deangelo1 in 25,384 (0%)66
846Danial1 in 25,774 (0%)65
847Denver1 in 25,774 (0%)65
850Donta1 in 26,177 (0%)64
867Daron1 in 27,922 (0%)60
873Dedrick1 in 28,395 (0%)59
920Demarco1 in 32,849 (0%)51
921Deric1 in 32,849 (0%)51
922Dewey1 in 32,849 (0%)51
926Dontae1 in 33,506 (0%)50
939Domenic1 in 34,902 (0%)48
955Donell1 in 36,420 (0%)46
979Davin1 in 38,075 (0%)44
980Demetric1 in 38,075 (0%)44
994Duncan1 in 39,888 (0%)42
1009Darian1 in 41,883 (0%)40
1010Delvin1 in 41,883 (0%)40
1011Dino1 in 41,883 (0%)40
1012Dujuan1 in 41,883 (0%)40
1020Darron1 in 42,957 (0%)39
1031Doyle1 in 44,087 (0%)38
1038Dimitrios1 in 45,279 (0%)37
1048Dalton1 in 46,537 (0%)36
1089Danielle1 in 50,767 (0%)33

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration · Data through 2025 · Updated 2026


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